

Downsize & Downsides
I have never not known a life void of struggling with my body image. Even when I was little, people used to squeeze my cheeks so hard I’d...

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April 1st begins National Poetry Writer's Month, and I haven't written poetry in quite a long time. This is actually only the second...


Orgullosamente Negra, Orgullosamente Yo.
"Who do people say that I am?...Who do you say I am?", Jesus asked his disciples one day. Some told him what folks were saying on the...


Pour Me Up.
When I was still an undergrad at Howard, there was a status that each student had to achieve to show that they were financially eligible...
Breaking Bread.
(I started this on a facebook post in response to this NYTimes Article: Everyday Excellence) I had a meaningful convo this weekend with...